Tuesday, August 8, 2017

The Ultimate Guide to Self Regulation in Children

The Ultimate Guide to Self-Regulation

Self regulation is the ability to tolerate sensations, situations and distress and form appropriate responses. Simply stated, it is the ability to control emotions, thinking, behavior and motor actions in different situations.Here are the many different strategies,

Here are the many different strategies, tips and resources that Your Therapy Source has provided over the years all compiled in one location. Think of it as the ultimate guide to self regulation in children.

Self Regulation Games for Children – Megan McClelland, Ph.D., Associate Professor Human Development and Family Sciences, and her student, Shauna Tominey, have allowed us to share the activities that they are working on developing to facilitate self regulation skills.

Self Regulation as a Predictor of Academic Abilities – Children with higher levels of self regulation in the beginning of the school year achieved higher scores in reading, vocabulary, and math at the end of the school year. The researchers concluded that improving self regulation in children can improve academic achievement and behavioral responses.

Self Regulation Skills Curriculum Move, Work, Breathe – This curriculum provides an effective, time-efficient structured system to provide classroom breaks, improve self-awareness and self advocacy and teach specific self-regulation skills so that kids have tools to use in their classrooms. This system will get kids moving, give them the benefits of a brain power boost [from getting their heart rate up], give them heavy work and isometrics to help them calm down, and help them learn techniques to quiet and control their bodies in order to return to their academic work.

Fun Games to Practice Self Regulation Skills (No Equipment Needed) – Playing games help children to practice and learn self regulation! Think about it. Playing games help us to learn to: wait, follow rules and to tolerate losing. Here are 10 FUN games that require no preparation or equipment to practice and learn self regulation skills

Self Regulation Skills at School – Students are expected to control their actions in large group settings, small groups, transitions, independent work time, recess, the lunchroom and more. When students struggle in the area of self regulation it can result in loss of instructional time due to unacceptable behaviors.

Yoga and Self Regulation for Older Students – The results indicated that the students who participated in mindful yoga demonstrated significant increases in both global and long-term self-regulation compared to the control group of students. There were no significant changes in short-term self-regulation.

Group Games to Help with Self Regulation – More and more research indicates that children with strong self regulation skills in preschool and kindergarten do significantly better on math, reading and vocabulary skills. In addition, children who lack self regulation exhibit excessive weight gain. Here are 3 group games to help children develop self regulation skills. These activities work great for indoor recess ideas or for a quick brain break!

Self Regulated Strategy Development– Self regulated strategy development (SRSD) is an instructional model to teach writing strategies to students. SRSD has been researched and shown to result in significant and meaningful improvements in writing knowledge, writing quality, writing approach, self-regulation skills, and motivation.

Mindfulness Activities for Young Children – Research indicates that mindfulness techniques in school aged children can help to improve: sense of wellbeing, ability to focus, relaxation and self regulation.

Watch a video explaining the importance of self regulation skill development in children and how you can help.

Here are some additional suggestions using video to help with self regulation skills if you are working on:

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These pages are not intended to provide medical advice or physician/therapist instruction. Information provided should not be used for diagnostic or training purposes. Consult a therapist or physician regarding specific diagnoses or medical advice.